Program Overview

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BSc (Honours) Climate, Sustainability and Environmental Management with Foundation Year

Course summary

This applied course will prepare you to tackle critical global challenges, with specialist knowledge in topics of critical importance. You’ll become a catalyst of change, harnessing practical skills relevant to business, the public sector, research and non-governmental organisations.

How you learn

On this course you’re able to specialise in critical areas for green careers, building your education around your ambitions. Crucially, the course is centred on applied, real-world experience, developed through employers, international partnerships, and civic activities within the local community.

Modules

Year 1

• Contemporary Issues In Social Science 1
  • Credits: 60
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
• Contemporary Issues In Social Science 2
  • Credits: 60
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%

Year 2

• Building A Sustainable Future
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
• How Did We Get Here? Climate Change From Deep Time To The Anthropocene
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
• Skills And Tools For Tackling Global Environmental Challenges
  • Credits: 60
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
• Under Pressure – The Impacts Of The Climate Crisis
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%

Year 3

• Climate Change And Sustainability In Research And Practice.
  • Credits: 40
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
• Fieldwork And Gis For Global Challenges
  • Credits: 40
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
• Global Climate Emergency
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
• Leave No One Behind: Just Transitions To A Sustainable Future
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%

Year 4

• Placement
  • Credits: -
  • Assessment: -

Final year

• Independent Discovery And Communication
  • Credits: 60
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
• Living Well In A Low Carbon Future
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
• Living With Hazard And Risk
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%
• Nature Recovery And Sustainable Resource Management
  • Credits: 20
  • Assessment: Coursework 100%

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in:

• Sustainability consultancy
• Environmental consultancy
• Ecology and biodiversity consultancy
• Climate change governance and policy
• Energy and resources
• Waste management
• Green infrastructure
• Environmental science
• Geospatial modelling
• Wildlife conservation
• Academic research and think tanks
• Teaching

Equipment and facilities

We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.

On this course you will have access to:

• A wide range of field equipment for sampling, surveying, measuring and monitoring the natural environment
• Cutting-edge laboratories for analysing environmental materials and contaminants
• An engineering laboratory with a hydraulic flume
• Various Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software packages and technology
• A bespoke resources room for group work, IT work and quiet study

Where will I study?

You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.

Entry requirements

• UCAS points: 64
• GCSE: English Language at grade C or 4 or equivalent, Maths at grade C or 4 or equivalent
• ACCESS: Access to HE Diploma, with at least 45 level 3 credits.

Fees and funding

• Home students: Tuition fees for 2026/27 are not yet confirmed. Our tuition fee for UK students on this course in 2025/26 is £5,760 for the foundation year and £9,535 per year for the degree (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year).
• International students: Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2026/27 is £18,000 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year)